Book holder



June 11, 1940.

T. E. WADE 2,203,661

BO 0 K HOLDER Filed April 26, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 77202224; I, Wade INVENTOR T. E. WADE BOOK HOLDER June 11, 1940.

i1 26, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Apr INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented June 11, 1940 Q UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,203,661 I BOOK HOLDER,

Thomas E. Wade, Laramie, Wyo. Application April 26, 1939, Serial No. 270,225

2 Claims.

. The invention relates to a book holder and more especially to a book stand or book rack.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character wherein a book, for example, a dictionary or other book can be held so that ready reference may be had thereto in that it can be conveniently opened and supported .for reference to the same, the holder being of novel construction to enable the same to be placed conveniently at one locality or another as it is portable for this purpose.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character wherein different sizes of books can be conveniently held therein and the same easily'opened and closed for reference purposes and in this way eliminating the necessity of placing the book upon a support or in the lap of a person, particularly where the book be of large size as for example the large edition of the dictionary or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this character wherein the construction thereof renders the same serviceable for schools, libraries or the like for the holding of a reference. book in a manner to avoid damage thereto resulting from rough handling as is I the case in the use of a book of its character and assures ready and quick reference as the occasion may require.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder constructed in accordance with the invention with a book placed therein.

Figure 2 is a side elevation. I Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is an enlarged end elevation showing the holder in normal position and by dotted lines in an adjusted position for the opening of a book held thereby.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary end elevation showing a slight modification Similar reference characters indicate correbase frame having substantially U-shaped op- I posed side members In and front and rear or end cross rails I I and I2 respectively, these being bolted or otherwise made secure to the members II) to give rigidity to the said frame. The end members are equipped with glider knobs or feet 30. The members In are spaced the required distance apart and similarly the cross rails II are vertically spaced from the rails l2. The rails II are uppermost to the rails I2 and in parallel relation thereto.

Arranged within the frame and operating I through the open top thereof is an extensible opening and closing saddle for a book comprising an intermediate back rest I4 which is of concavoconvex elongated formation and connected to onposite longer side'edges thereof are side cheeks I5, the connections being hinges I6 so that these cheeks can swing arcuately in a vertical direction. Thecheeks carry adjustable sections H for increasing or decreasing thelength of the saddle, the book held therein being denoted at I8 and said sections are adjustably bolted at I9 to the cheeks I5 for adjustment.

The cheeks I5 and the sections I I associated therewith are formed at the outermost ends of the said saddle with wings 20 being inwardly directed at right angles to the said cheeks and extensions to eliminate longitudinal displacement of the book I8 when within the saddle. The wings 20 next to the cheeks I5. and the said extension I! are channeled or groovedat 2| for accommodating the end edges of the binder 22 of the book I8 so that this binder will be interlocked or interconnected with the said cheeks and extensions when the book is confined within the saddle.

Formed at opposite ends of the back rest I4 which is extended in close proximity to the vertically arranged guide rods 23 are ears 24, these being slidably fitted with the said rods 23 which are fixedly joined with the rails II and I2 and in this manner the saddle is guided in a vertical direction on the opening and closing thereof.

Fitted within the frame preferably attached to the vertical limbs 25 of the members II) are pivot rods 26 being horizontally disposed within said frame and with which are swingingly connected links 21, these being pivoted at 28 to these being also equipped at the outer faces thereof with grips or handles 30. The saddle can be opened from anormally closed position by pulling outwardly upon the grips or handles 30 causing the cheeks I5 with the extension I! thereof to swing upwardly and laterally raising the back rest It in a vertical direction being guided by the rods 23 and through this manipulation, the book I8 is brought to a raised open position from the normal closed position within the saddle so that ready reference may be had to this book. The links 2'? have leverage upon the cheeks I5 and in this manner the saddle will be opened and closed. For the closing of the saddle the cheeks I5 are swung inwardly and concurrently therewith the back rest I4 lowered in the frame being guided by the rods 23 and such saddle will assume the position shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings or the position shown by full lines in Figure 4 while the open position of the saddle being shown by dotted lines: in said Figure 4.

In Figure 5 of the drawings there is shown a slight modification of the invention wherein the' book saddle has the back rest formed in several sections 3! and 32 respectively. These aredisposed in overlapped relation to each other and are provided with registering slots 33 at the overlap for accommodating an adjustable fastener 34 after feeding a-tie bar 35 which is slidably engaged with the rods 23. In this manner through the use of the sections 3i and 32 the saddle can be increased or decreased in width for accommodating different sizes or thicknesses of books for the holding thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. A book holder comprising spaced substantially U-shaped opposed side members, front and rear cross rails secured to said side members, glider knobs outstruck from the lower portions of said side members, pivot rods mounted in the sidemembers in the same horizontal plane elevated with respect to the lowermost portions of said side members, a saddle located between the side members and the front and rear rails and having swinging opening and closing cheeks, a back rest, links hinged to the cheeks exteriorly thereof and connected with the pivots carried by the side members, guide rods extending vertically with respect to the front and rear rails, and ears extended from the back rest and slidable on the guide rods.

2. A book holder comprising spaced substantially U-shaped opposed side members, front and rear cross rails secured to said side niembersglider knobs outstruck from the lower portions of said side members, pivot rods mounted in the side members in the same horizontal plane elevated with respect to the lowermost portions of said side members, a saddle located between the side members and the front and rear rails and having swinging opening and closing cheeks, a back rest, links hinged to the cheeks exteriorly thereof and connected with the pivots carried by the side members, guide rods extending vertically with respect to the front and rear rails, ears extended from the back rest and slidable on the guide rods, means included in the back rest for extending or contracting the same, and sections adjustably fitted with the cheeks and having wings.

THOMAS E. WADE. 

